Uranium mineralization areas may jeopardize public health and surrounding natural life. In the current study for radioactivity and geochemical analyses, 43 soil, 5 rock and 10 beach sand samples were collected in and around Arıklı (Ayvacık, Turkey) uranium mineralization area. Radioactivity levels in the soils (up to Ra-226: 629, Th-232: 240, K-40: 3669 Bq/kg) were found higher than the that of beach sands. Besides, radioactivity of the beach sand samples is found at normal levels (avg: Ra-226: 31, Th-232: 31, K-40: 542 Bq/kg) when compared to worldwide average soil. Dose values indicate that the region have ~three times higher average gamma radioactivity than the corresponding world average although measured gamma doses ranged up to 687 nGy/h. The high measured values are related to uranium mineralization, alteration zones, faults and Arıklı tuff.

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测定 ARIKLI 矿化区土壤和沙滩中的 RA-226、TH-232、K-40 和 CS-137 活动以及相关的外部伽马剂量（艾维克/土耳其）

铀矿化区可能危害公众健康和周围的自然生命。在目前的放射性和地球化学分析研究中，在 Arıklı（土耳其艾瓦克）铀矿化区及其周边地区收集了 43 个土壤、5 个岩石和 10 个海滩沙子样本。发现土壤中的放射性水平（高达 Ra-226：629、Th-232：240、K-40：3669 Bq/kg）高于沙滩。此外，与全球平均土壤相比，海滩沙样品的放射性处于正常水平（平均：Ra-226：31，Th-232：31，K-40：542 Bq/kg）。剂量值表明，该地区的平均伽马放射性比相应的世界平均水平高约三倍，尽管测量的伽马剂量范围高达 687 nGy/h。高测量值与铀矿化、蚀变带、断层和 Arıklı 凝灰岩有关。